Curtain-fixture.



No. 882,280; PATENTED MAIL 1'7, 1908 T. WIDZISZOWSK-I.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED mo. 2. 1907.

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THOMAS WIDZISZOWSKI, OF DONORA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 17, 1908.

Application filed December 2, 1907. Serial No. 404,763.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, THOMAS WIDzIszow- SKI, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Donora, in the county of \Vashington and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to window fixtures, and its primary object is to provide improved means for securing a shade-roller and ourtam pole support to a window-frame without the employment of screws or like securing devices.

A further object of the invention is, to provide a window fixture for supporting shade-rollers and curtain poles, capable of lateral adjustment to adapt it for shaderollers and curtain poles of varying length.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter, in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification, and its features of novelty will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of a windowframe with my improved fixture applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a front elevation on an enlarged scale of a portion of the fixture detached, Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the same, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device partly in horizontal section.

The reference numeral 1 designates the window-frame, to the upper cross-bar 2 of which the fixture is secured. The fixture comprises a central bracket 3 formed at its u per end with hooks 4 to engage the top edge of the bar 2, and having a central vertical slot 5 through which extends screws 6 connecting a slide 7 located in rear of the bracket 3 with a rack 8 arranged in front of the bracket, and formed with teeth 9 at its opposite edges. The slide 7 is provided with a hook 10 adapted to grit the lower edge of the cross bar 2 of the window-frame.

Pivotally secured to the front of the bracket 8 on opposite sides of the slot 5 are two oppositely projecting arms 11, the inner ends of which are each formed with a toothed sector 12 meshing with the teeth of the rack 8. These arms 11 are each formed with a longitudinal slot 13, through which extend screws 14 Which pivotally connect the arms 11 to oppositely extending roller-and-pole supporting arms 15, each provided with a rearwardly-extending lug 16 adapted to fit slots 17 formed in the upper edge of the slotted arms 11 to limit the downward move-' ment of the arms 15. The arms 15 are bent downward as at 18, and forward to provide brackets 19 formed with bearings 20, for a shade roller, and hooks 21 to support a curtain pole.

Pivotally secured to the front of the bracket 3 isa dog 22 normally held in engagement with the rack 8 by a coil spring 23, and formed with a finger-piece 24 for disengaging it from the rack.

The operation and utility of the device will be readily understood. The engagement of the sectors 12 with the teeth of the rack 8 and downward movement of the arms 11 causes the hook 10 to firmly grip the lower edge of the cross-bar 2 of the window-frame, and the engagement of the hook 10, together with the engagement of the hook 4 with the upper edge of the bar 2 securely holds the device in place.

As will be apparent the arms 15 may be adjusted laterally, and the spring dog 22 looks the rack against displacement.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. A window fixture comprising a bracket provided with hooks to engage the upper edge of the cross bar of a window-frame, a rack vertically movable on said bracket, slotted arms pivotally secured to said bracket and provided with sectors engaging said rack, a slide carried by said rack having a projection 'to engage the lower edge of said cross-bar,

and arms secured to said slotted arms.

2. A window fixture comprising a slotted bracket provided with hooks at its upper end, a rack movably supported on said bracket, a slide secured to said rack and provided with a projecting hook, means for moving said rack and slide vertically comprising arms pivotally secured to said bracket and sectors on said arms engaging said rack, and means for locking said rack.

3. A window fixture comprising a slotted bracket provided with hooks at its upper end, a rack movably supported on said bracket, a slide secured to said rack and provided with a projecting hook, means for moving said rack and slide vertically comprising arms pivotally secured to said bracket and sectors on said arms engaging said rack, and means for locking said rack consisting of a spring- I pressed dog pivoted to said bracket and adapted to engage theteeth of the rack.

4. The combination With the upper cross bar of a Window-frame, of a vertically slotted bracket provided at its upper end With gripping hooks, a slide on the rear side of said bracket carrying a gripping hook, a rack on the front of said bracket secured to said slide, longitudinally slotted arms pivotally 10 secured "to said bracket, and formed With sectors engaging said rack, and arms pivotally THOMAS VVIDZISZOl/VSKI.

Witnesses W. S. CoATsWoRTH, JAs. CEGLAORKI. 

